Easy chicken briyani

Ingredients:

Marination:

• ½ kg chicken
• 3 tbsp curd 
• 1 ¼ tbsp. ginger garlic paste 
• ¼ tsp turmeric 
• ½  tsp red chilli powder 
• ½ tbsp biryani masala powder
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice 
• Salt as needed

Whole spices 

• 1 bay leaf or tej patta
• 4 green cardamoms 
• 4 to 6 cloves 
• 1 inch Cinnamon  
• ¾ tsp shahi jeera 

Other ingredients 

• 2 cups basmati rice 
• 2 tbsp ghee 
• 1 onion large 
• 1 green chili slit
•  4 tbsps yogurt 
• ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder 
• 1 tsp biryani masala powder
• ¼ tsp Salt 
• 3 cups water 
• ¾ tsp salt to sprinkle in water
• 2 tbsps. fried onions

Method:

1.  Marinate with curd, ginger garlic paste, ½ tsp salt, biryani masala powder, turmeric & chili powder. Set aside for 1 hour.
   

   
2. Wash basmati rice thrice and soak for 30 mins. Drain to a colander.
   

   

chicken biryani

1. Heat ghee or oil in a cooker or pot.  Saute whatever spices you have – bay leaf, cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and shahi jeera  for a minute.
   

   
2. Add onions fry for 3 min.Saute chicken for 5 mins on a medium heat. Cover & cook on a low flame until the chicken is soft cooked. Saute to evaporate excess moisture in pot.
   
3. Add curd, red chili powder, ¼ tsp salt and1 tsp biryani masala.
   

Layering for chicken biryani

1. Mix everything well and layer chicken evenly at the bottom. Spread rice in a layer over the chicken.
   

   
2. Pour 2 cups of this water across the sides of the  pot. Gently pour 1 cup water on top of the rice. Level the rice if needed. Sprinkle mint & fried onions.
   

   
3. Enjoy chicken biryani with raita.